Bill fold



Nov. 3, 1931.

G. voLTz 1,830,452

BILL FOLD V Filed .June 24, 1929 l JA l 2 l' :U 2

l l l l l l INVENTOR Georg e z/O'z' BY y 1ML; ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 3,1931 UNITED STATES GEORGE VOLTZ, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TOBASTIAN BROTHERS, COM- PATENT-OFFICE IPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK,AOORPORATION 0F NEW YORK BILL FOLD `Applieatirm filed June 24, 1929.Serial No. 373,075.

TheV present invention relates to bill folds and an object thereof is toprovide a construction having a pocket which will not be apparent upon acasual inspection of the bill fold and can serve to conceal money,papers, or the like from persons unfamiliar with its construction.

To this and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts andcombinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter described: thenovel features being pointed ou't in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a view of the inner facelof the bill a foldV in open position;

of the bill fold, this layer being foldable' preferably along one sideof a transverse median line. In this instance, on one side of thismedian line is arranged a short layer or wall 2 which is stitched orotherwise secured at three edges at 3, its fourth edge being free.Between the layers l and 2 is an intermediate wall 4 held by thestitches 3 and extending to the free edge of the wall 2. A secondintermediate wall 5 is preferably also secured by the stitchings 3between the wall or layer 4I and the wall or layer l. This walll 5 hasits free edge below or spaced from the free edge of the wall 4 so thatits upper or free edge will be hidden. It will thus bevseen that thethree walls 2, 4 and 5 form three pockets 6, 7, and 8 on one side of thewall l, the upper ends of the pockets 7 and 8 merging into one chamberat their upper ends.

With the purpose in view of closing the pocket 6, the wall 4 carries anextension iap formed, in. this instance, of a liner portion 9 in onepiece with the wall 4 and a finishing layer l0 of kheavier material,such as leather.

Vith the end in view of still further hiding the pocket 7 another flapextension l1 is carried by the wall or layer 4 and projects rearwardlyfrom said wall and into the pocket 8 over the upper edge of the wall 4.This flap has thetendency to create the impression that it forms theinner face of the wall 4, and also to the fact that the pocket 8 is opento access. In this instance, the flap or extension 1l is in one piecewith the outer` layer 10 of the flap which closes the pocket 6.

A snap fastener 12 may secure the outer flap to the wall 2.

From the foregoing it will be seen that there has been provided a billfold in which threev pockets are arranged one behind another, the wallseparating the second pocket from the first or outer, carrying two iiapsprojecting from opposite sides thereof and acting as closuresl for thefirst and second pockets, the flap closing the second pocket serving tohide or conceal the second pocket and to concentrate the observersattention on the third pocket.

What I claim as my invention and desire y to secure by Letters Patentis:

l. A bill fold comprising three pockets arand extending into the thirdpocket, the two Lf flaps having a common layer which is the outer layerof the fiap closing the first pocket. 3. A bill fold comprising threepockets arf rangedv one behind the other vand having two wallsseparating them, and two flaps carried by the Wall separating the firstfrom the second pocket, one of said flaps closing the rst pocket and theother closing the second pocket and extending into the third pocket, thetwo aps having a, common` layer which is the outer layer of the flapclosing the first pocket, and the Wall carrying the two flaps beingformed in one piece Wlth a portion forming the inner layer of the flapclosing the outer or first pocket.

GEORGE .,VOLTZQ:

